James Purser [INSERT WITTY CATCHPHRASE HERE]

Hey here's an idea to combat the rash of idiotic facebook page "hacks" (leaving your facebook page open to all is not a hack by the way). Let's set up an Online Content Ombudsman, who shall have the power to... umm... complain to overseas companies.

Um.

Originally suggested by South Australian independent Senator Nick Xenaphon, it's been picked up by the Government to show how "pro-active" they are when it comes to dealing "Teh Evil Interwebs".

Considering that companies like Facebook and MySpace have absolutely zero Australian presence, I don't see how any Ombudsman can have any affect on their operations, unless, and this is a very scary, scary thought. The Ombudsman has the power to attach web sites to the Filter. Anything less than threatening to ban the site within the country is going to have all the persuasive power of a damp tissue.

I would love to be able to sit down with Kevin Rudd and Senator Nick, away from the cameras and explain to them how the internet works. If not me, then please can someone else do it?